New microsatellite multilocus genotypes added to previously published data revealed differences between every pair of subspecies, forming three well defined groups (μsatW, μsatC and μsatE) also with a strong geographic signature.
However, patients were treated in three different well defined groups and free choice of continuation therapy was not possible.
A close phylogenetic relationship between typical S- and P-symbionts has been so far demonstrated in two well defined and often studied groups, the enterobacterial genera Arsenophonus and Sodalis [ 5, 22, 23].
Group VI is the least well defined group since the similar sequence stretches are divided up in B. burgdorferi between three different plasmids.
A well defined group of persons needs to be available.
The study group included six well defined multicase leprosy families with cases (n=32) and unaffected family members (n=44).
Examination of pressures between product and mandrel revealed that contact is limited to three well defined areas.
Three well defined distributions were obtained.
It can be seen that there are no differences between the five defined groups in age at testing.
Nuclear microsatellite genotypes formed three clearly defined groups as well; however those groups did not exactly match the mitochondrial lineages but are closer to morphology and taxonomic classification.
